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The Village Detective: A Song Cycle (2021)

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⏱ 1h 21m Released
Documentary History

Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland, July 9, 2016. The surprising discovery of a canister —containing four reels of The Village Detective (Деревенский детектив), a 1969 Soviet film—, caught in the nets of an Icelandic trawler, is the first step in a fascinating journey through the artistic life of film and stage actor Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (1899-1981), icon and star of an entire era of Russian cinema.

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Release Date
2021-04-27
Budget
$294K
Language
EN
Country
United States of America
Director: Bill Morrison
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🎭 Cast

Gísli Fannar Gylfason
Gísli Fannar Gylfason
Self - Fróði II Trawler Crew Member
Erlendur Sveinsson
Erlendur Sveinsson
Self - Former NFAI Director
Pyotr Bagrov
Pyotr Bagrov
Self - Former Gosfilmotond Curator
Mikhail Zharov
Mikhail Zharov
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Self (archive footage)
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky
Self - Politician (archive footage)

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